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TIL Homosexuals were officially barred from entering the US until 1990

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R5xx6 TIL one of Michael Phelps' kid's name is Boomer
yQjpX TIL in 2007 Australia spent $84 million on a porn filter. It was hacked by a 16 year old Melbourne student in about 30 minutes.
oKM8 TIL for a brief period of time New York City was named New Orange
OGkaY Today I learned that Beethoven continued to compose music even after he went completely deaf. He used the vibrations from his piano to "hear" his compositions.
4NXo TIL That there were still Mammoths alive on Earth as late as 2000 BC. The same time as the Pyramids were being built.